Jim Guy Tucker's guest appearances

Jim Guy Tucker

Up in Your Business with Kerry McCoy

Robert Brown

Hillary Clinton

Charlie Mack

Matt Bell

Madonna Badger

David Rosen

Elizabeth Anderson

David Rice

Chris James

Lauren Adams

Chris Keller

David Miller

Brian Brown

David Cooper

Matt McLeod

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Ep 262 | Aired 09/17/2021Where has this ‘guy,’ Mr. Jim Guy Tucker, been? Today on Up In Your Business we’ll find out what he has been up to and more. In the autobiography The Education of Ernie Dumas, the author admiringly describes Jim Guy as a “swashbuckler.” I had to look it up: A swashbuckler is a heroic archetype in European adventure literature that is typified by the use of a sword, acrobatics and chivalric ideals.After reading about today’s guest, I concur with Mr. Dumas’s summation of Arkansas’s 43rd Governor!Jim Guy is tall, uncomfortably handsome, a Harvard graduate, a Marine, a Vietnam war correspondent, a politician turned international businessman and a felon. Yes, he was wrongly accused as part of the Kenneth Starr Whitewater Investigations. He settled to a lesser charge, whilst he received a liver transplant due to failing health caused by a life threatening, autoimmune disease. Years later, after finding nothing to charge him of, the case was dropped, and he received an apology letter and refund check from the United States government. The felony charge remains on his record.And there’s even more interesting facts: young Jim Guy went undercover at the state penitentiary until then-Governor Rockefeller found out and ordered him out of there saying, “Get him out before he gets killed!” See … he is an American swashbuckler!

Ep 262 | Aired 09/17/2021 Where has this ‘guy,’ Mr. Jim Guy Tucker, been? Today on Up In Your Business we’ll find out what he has been up to and more. In the autobiography The Education of Ernie Dumas, the author admiringly describes Jim Guy as a “swashbuckler.” I had to look it up: A swashbuckler is a heroic archetype in European adventure literature that is typified by the use of a sword, acrobatics and chivalric ideals. After reading about today’s guest, I concur with Mr. Dumas’s summation of Arkansas’s 43rd Governor! Jim Guy is tall, uncomfortably handsome, a Harvard graduate, a Marine, a Vietnam war correspondent, a politician turned international businessman and a felon. Yes, he was wrongly accused as part of the Kenneth Starr Whitewater Investigations. He settled to a lesser charge, whilst he received a liver transplant due to failing health caused by a life threatening, autoimmune disease. Years later, after finding nothing to charge him of, the case was dropped, and he received an apology letter and refund check from the United States government. The felony charge remains on his record. And there’s even more interesting facts: young Jim Guy went undercover at the state penitentiary until then-Governor Rockefeller found out and ordered him out of there saying, “Get him out before he gets killed!” See … he is an American swashbuckler!

Reprise | Jim Guy Tucker, 43rd Governor of Arkansas

Guy Tucker

Ep 211 | Aired 9/23/2020In the autobiography of The Education of Ernie Dumas, the author admiringly describes Jim Guy as a “swashbuckler.” I had to look it up."A swashbuckler is a heroic archetype in European adventure literature that is typified by the use of a sword, acrobatics and chivalric ideals."After reading about today’s guest, I concur with Mr. Dumas’s summation of Arkansas’s 43rd Governor!Jim Guy is tall, uncomfortably handsome, Harvard graduate. Also a Marine, a Vietnam war correspondent, a politician-turned-international-businessman, and a felon. Yes, he was wrongly accused as part of the Kenneth Starr Whitewater Investigations. He settled to a lesser charge, whilst he received a liver transplant due to failing health caused by a life-threatening autoimmune disease. Years later, after finding nothing to charge him of, the case was dropped, and he received an apology letter and refund check from the United States government. The felony charge remains on his record.And there’s even more interesting facts! For instance, young Jim Guy went undercover at the state penitentiary until then-Governor Rockefeller found out and ordered him out of there, saying, “Get him out before he gets killed!” See? He is an American swashbuckler!Listen to hear how Governor Tucker became embroiled in the infamous Whitewater Scandal, about his time working undercover in the Arkansas prison system, and his time as a civilian war correspondent during the Vietnam War.

Ep 211 | Aired 9/23/2020 In the autobiography of The Education of Ernie Dumas, the author admiringly describes Jim Guy as a “swashbuckler.” I had to look it up. "A swashbuckler is a heroic archetype in European adventure literature that is typified by the use of a sword, acrobatics and chivalric ideals." After reading about today’s guest, I concur with Mr. Dumas’s summation of Arkansas’s 43rd Governor! Jim Guy is tall, uncomfortably handsome, Harvard graduate. Also a Marine, a Vietnam war correspondent, a politician-turned-international-businessman, and a felon. Yes, he was wrongly accused as part of the Kenneth Starr Whitewater Investigations. He settled to a lesser charge, whilst he received a liver transplant due to failing health caused by a life-threatening autoimmune disease. Years later, after finding nothing to charge him of, the case was dropped, and he received an apology letter and refund check from the United States government. The felony charge remains on his record. And there’s even more interesting facts! For instance, young Jim Guy went undercover at the state penitentiary until then-Governor Rockefeller found out and ordered him out of there, saying, “Get him out before he gets killed!” See? He is an American swashbuckler! Listen to hear how Governor Tucker became embroiled in the infamous Whitewater Scandal, about his time working undercover in the Arkansas prison system, and his time as a civilian war correspondent during the Vietnam War.

Ep 176 | Originally Aired 1/22/2020Jim Guy Tucker was born on June 13, 1943, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to James Guy and Willie Maude (White) Tucker. His father was one of the first 50 employees of the newly formed Social Security Administration in February,1936.His family moved to Little Rock in February of 1945 when his father was relocated as the manager of the Arkansas Social Security Administration office. Jim Guy was educated in public schools. He graduated from Harvard with a BA in government in 1964, after which he enlisted in the marines. Despite two appeals, Tucker was discharged for health reasons after three months. Stints in 1965 and 1967 in Vietnam as a civilian war correspondent became a source of exposure for Tucker as he recorded them in his book, Arkansas Men at War. After finishing work in Vietnam, Tucker returned to Arkansas to pursue a political career.After receiving his law degree at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in 1968, he became an associate attorney with the Little Rock firm Rose, Barron, Nash, Williamson, Carroll, and Clay. He left in 1970 upon winning the race for prosecuting attorney for the Sixth Judicial District. In 1972, he was elected to the first of two terms as state attorney general. On November 8, 1975, he married Betty Allen Alworth, who had two children from her previous marriage. The couple had two children together.In 1976, he was elected to represent the Second Congressional District and was appointed to the House Ways and Means Committee, the Social Security Subcommittee, and the Speaker’s Task Force on Welfare Reform.After eight years in public office, he returned to private law practice in 1979 and became a partner in the Tucker and Stafford firm. In 1982, he ran for governor in the Democratic primary, but came in third in a five-man race. After that loss, he began to engage in business enterprises, including real estate and condominium development. In 1983, he formed County Cable Limited Partnership with his wife, and the company provided cable TV service in rural Pulaski County. From modest beginnings, he expanded his cable TV operations to other areas of the country and acquired interests in cable companies in Texas, Florida, and Great Britain. In 1988, he traded County Cable to Falcon Cable Media of California in return for a Falcon Cable operation near Dallas, Texas.In 1990, Tucker prepared for another run for governor. When Clinton announced his reelection bid, Tucker opted instead to run for lieutenant governor. Both he and Clinton won their races. Once Clinton began to campaign for the presidency in 1991, Tucker became acting governor, and upon Clinton’s resignation in December 1992, Tucker became governor.In November 1994, he won a four-year term against Republican Sheffield Nelson. He became caught up in the Whitewater investigation surrounding Clinton. On May 28, 1996, he was convicted for misapplying funds for a $150,000 bank loan. The next day, he announced that he would step down as governor, even as he continued to protest his innocence. After briefly rescinding his resignation, he left office on July 15, 1996. He reentered the private sector to focus on his business enterprises.In 1996, Tucker was placed on a liver transplant waiting list (he had been diagnosed in 1984 with primary sclerosing cholangitis, which leads to blockage of the bile ducts). On Christmas Day, he received a transplant, which probably saved his life and kept him out of prison—he was sentenced to probation. Despite complications, the transplant restored his health. Since then, Tucker has served his probation and repaid the $150,000 loan.

Ep 176 | Originally Aired 1/22/2020 Jim Guy Tucker was born on June 13, 1943, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to James Guy and Willie Maude (White) Tucker. His father was one of the first 50 employees of the newly formed Social Security Administration in February,1936.His family moved to Little Rock in February of 1945 when his father was relocated as the manager of the Arkansas Social Security Administration office. Jim Guy was educated in public schools. He graduated from Harvard with a BA in government in 1964, after which he enlisted in the marines. Despite two appeals, Tucker was discharged for health reasons after three months. Stints in 1965 and 1967 in Vietnam as a civilian war correspondent became a source of exposure for Tucker as he recorded them in his book, Arkansas Men at War. After finishing work in Vietnam, Tucker returned to Arkansas to pursue a political career. After receiving his law degree at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in 1968, he became an associate attorney with the Little Rock firm Rose, Barron, Nash, Williamson, Carroll, and Clay. He left in 1970 upon winning the race for prosecuting attorney for the Sixth Judicial District. In 1972, he was elected to the first of two terms as state attorney general. On November 8, 1975, he married Betty Allen Alworth, who had two children from her previous marriage. The couple had two children together. In 1976, he was elected to represent the Second Congressional District and was appointed to the House Ways and Means Committee, the Social Security Subcommittee, and the Speaker’s Task Force on Welfare Reform. After eight years in public office, he returned to private law practice in 1979 and became a partner in the Tucker and Stafford firm. In 1982, he ran for governor in the Democratic primary, but came in third in a five-man race. After that loss, he began to engage in business enterprises, including real estate and condominium development. In 1983, he formed County Cable Limited Partnership with his wife, and the company provided cable TV service in rural Pulaski County. From modest beginnings, he expanded his cable TV operations to other areas of the country and acquired interests in cable companies in Texas, Florida, and Great Britain. In 1988, he traded County Cable to Falcon Cable Media of California in return for a Falcon Cable operation near Dallas, Texas. In 1990, Tucker prepared for another run for governor. When Clinton announced his reelection bid, Tucker opted instead to run for lieutenant governor. Both he and Clinton won their races. Once Clinton began to campaign for the presidency in 1991, Tucker became acting governor, and upon Clinton’s resignation in December 1992, Tucker became governor. In November 1994, he won a four-year term against Republican Sheffield Nelson. He became caught up in the Whitewater investigation surrounding Clinton. On May 28, 1996, he was convicted for misapplying funds for a $150,000 bank loan. The next day, he announced that he would step down as governor, even as he continued to protest his innocence. After briefly rescinding his resignation, he left office on July 15, 1996. He reentered the private sector to focus on his business enterprises. In 1996, Tucker was placed on a liver transplant waiting list (he had been diagnosed in 1984 with primary sclerosing cholangitis, which leads to blockage of the bile ducts). On Christmas Day, he received a transplant, which probably saved his life and kept him out of prison—he was sentenced to probation. Despite complications, the transplant restored his health. Since then, Tucker has served his probation and repaid the $150,000 loan.